
PISA Math Quiz - Sample
Quiz by Antonio Allera
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Where was the lowest speed recorded during the second lap?
What can you say about the speed of the car between the 2.6 km and 2.8 km marks?

Robert’s mother lets him pick one candy from a bag. He can’t see the candies. The number of candiesof each colour in the bag is shown in the following graph. What is the probability that Robert will pick a red candy

A documentary was broadcast about earthquakes and how often earthquakes occur. It included a discussion about the predictability of earthquakes. A geologist stated: “In the next twenty years, the chance that an earthquake will occur in Zed City is two out of three”. Which of the following best reflects the meaning of the geologist’s statement?
The shop offers three different decks, two different sets of wheels and two different sets of hardware. There is only one choice for a set of trucks. How many different skateboards can Eric construct?
Peter has to take 80 mg of a drug to control his blood pressure. The following graph shows the initial amount of the drug, and the amount that remains active in Peter’s blood after one, two, three and four days. How much of the drug remains active at the end of the first day?

From the graph for the previous question it can be seen that each day, about the same proportion oft he previous day’s drug remains active in Peter’s blood.At the end of each day which of the following is the approximate percentage of the previous day’s drug that remains active?
A game in a booth at a spring fair involves using a spinner first. Then, if the spinner stops on an even number, the player is allowed to pick a marble from a bag. The spinner and the marbles in the bag are represented in the diagram below. Prizes are given when a black marble is picked. Sue plays the game once. How likely is it that Sue will win a prize?

Mohammed is sitting on a swing. He starts to swing. He is trying to go as high as possible.Which diagram best represents the height of his feet above the ground as he swings?